Thursday, August 11, 2011

Preparing

E just had his 9th birthday. I am super sad to say that the battery in our camera was D.E.A.D. and the charger was nowhere to be found.

At least by me!

So his birthday came and went with hoopla, but without photos. He had cake pops and he and his friends decorated their own cupcakes.

Ye-haw.

After the friends left and the mess was cleaned up (mostly), Dana found the battery charger.

At his office.

Just in time for the first day of school (pictures to come) AND the preparations for Z's FOURTH birthday cake!




Can you guess what it will be?

Friday, July 8, 2011

The Last One

A few months ago we began praying for our little friend ND, who began his battle with cancer. Here is the amazing testimony from his mother as they leave the hospital:::

Yesterday ND completed his last round of Chemo! We have three weeks of quarantine and then it's back to "normal" life. :) We left the HemOc unit of [the] Childrens Hospital with grateful hearts and tearful eyes. I was told during the early days of our stay there that "Jesus lives here" and if you pay attention, you will pass HIM in the hallways. I certainly found that to be true. As I was going to get the car to take ND home, I paused just a moment and stared at the room where we were told he had pancreatic cancer. As emotions came rushing, I was reminded that while there have been many amazing angels who have walked us through this journey, the main character of ND's story has always been and will always be his merciful, redemptive, and Sovereign Lord. In life and in death, in joy and in pain, in sickness and in health, in the temporal and in the eternal, He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. He is our Sovereign Lord.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Sand Creations

We were at the beach at the beginning of June. Every new day had a new creation.
Time spent together, making memories
Some sand structures were note worthy for us,
others were destroyed (with fast little feet accompanied by cute giggles)
as soon as they were built.

None of them are prize material. We know that Discovery or Travel channel will NOT come looking for us to compete in any sand structure competition. But, we had lots of fun!
Yet, after seeing a fabulous castle down-beach of us, ...I felt a bit silly being excited about our mounds of sand.
Then, I quickly found great joy in the silliness.
We all make memories in our own way.
We determined to make them beautiful.